By Kamsi Anayo, Awka
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos state, has suspended his Senior Special Assistant on Print Media, Wale Ajetunmobi, over a tweet he made.
Ajetunmobi took to X on Sunday, November 24, 2024 to claim that some arsonists who torched the Television Continental (TVC) head office in Lagos during the #EndSARS protest in 2020 were “hunted and executed .”
In the tweet which he made under the pseudonym #Riddwane, Ajetunmobi alleged that one of the executed arsonists was a young boy, whose name he did not disclose.
He said that the victim was a trader in cooking gas around the Ketu area.
Ajetunmobi claimed that boy was found with an AK-47 rifle at the site of the arson.
The tweet reads, “The full story of people who burnt down TVC in 2020 will be told one day, with gory clips and images. One thing to note: the majority of them have been hunted down and executed.
“One of them, a young boy trading in cooking gas around Ketu, was found with an AK-47 at the site. Even his neighbours were shocked. But the full gist is better saved for later.”
Ajetunmobi’s posts were deleted but screenshots were taken and Nigerians asked him to provide explanation.
In its reaction, the Lagos State Government suspended him for misrepresentation of facts.
“Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has suspended his Senior Special Assistant on Print Media, Mr. Wale Ajetunmobi.
“Mr Ajetunmobi’s suspension comes on the heels of the misrepresentation of facts on his personal ‘X’ account regarding a past incident.
“The Governor wishes to state categorically that his administration frowns at any form of extrajudicial punishment and will not be a part of any such action. That is not who we are. That is not our way.” A Lagos State Government statement reads.
